Press Release
Gutierrez Reminds Over 175,000 IL Residents of Unclaimed Stimulus Checks
One Week Remains to File for Federal Rebate Checks
October 6, 2008
Media Contact: Rebecca Dreilinger (202) 225-8203
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Washington, D.C.) Over 175,000 federal rebate checks have gone unclaimed in Illinois, approximately 84,300 of which are in Cook County. As the October 15th deadline to reclaim them swiftly approaches, U.S. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) reminds eligible recipients—including social security beneficiaries and disabled veterans, who do not normally need to file annual income tax returns— to file Special Form 1040A and reclaim up to $600 per individual, $1,200 per married couple, and an additional $300 per child.
The legislation also expands financing opportunities for Americans in danger of losing their homes because of the mortgage crisis; builds on the child tax credit by offering a one-time rebate of $300 per child; promotes small business investment in plants and equipment; and helps create 500,000 jobs by the end of the year.